Thirdly, it appears I can get brake pads of a decent quality from GFS or Euro for about £40, get them fitted by my local guy and im quids in. But then how do i reset the warning thing? Or does this happen itself from the brake wear sensors?

Â£250!!! For rear pads + vat would be Â£300
Go Indy and specify you want Textar pads and a new sensor fitting.
My local specialist Indy did my discs and pads all 4 corners(textar) + sensors for Â£400 Inc.

sorry to hijack the thread but mine is due quite soon as well..do you need to replace the wear sensors each time you replace the brake pads?
Am i right in saying there is only 1 wear sensor required for the 2 rear brake pads and same applies for the front ones.

sorry to hijack the thread but mine is due quite soon as well..do you need to replace the wear sensors each time you replace the brake pads?
Am i right in saying there is only 1 wear sensor required for the 2 rear brake pads and same applies for the front ones.

Yes, once worn you need to replace them. There is one front left and one right rear. The rear takes a little longer to replace as the connector is hidden under the inner wheel arch liner, but a pretty easy job with the right tools. There are plenty of DIY's to reset the service light from the dashboard.